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Mental Health Nursing with Registered Nurse Status

Institution
Liverpool John Moores University · Faculty of Health
Qualifications
MSc
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Entry requirements

  • Applicants must be able to demonstrate a minimum of 770 hours healthcare experience (approximately six months full-time work) in their chosen field within the past 5 years. This can be through either paid or voluntary work, but must be verifiable by a supervisor or line manager.
  • A first honours degree (normally 2:2 or above) in any subject - it does not need to be related to allied health
  • English and Maths GCSE at grade A* - C / 4-9 (please contact our Admissions team if you have equivalent qualifications)
  • Please be advised that Maths, English (including IELTS if required) and 770 hours of experience is required at the point of application
International requirements:
  • If English is not your first language, IELTS (Academic) with an overall score of 7.0, including at least 6.5 in the writing section and at least 7.0 in the reading, listening and speaking sections. The university may be able to accept alternative English Language qualifications from applicants from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) on a case by case basis in line with the appropriate Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidelines.
  • Any overseas qualifications should be equivalent to UK qualifications which meet our entry requirements. If you have completed your degree outside the UK, we will require a clear copy of your degree documentation to ensure NARIC comparability. Please note that all applicants who are invited to interview will be required to present their original degree documentation
  • Occupational English Test (OET): We’ll accept an OET examination certificate that confirms you achieved:
  • at least a grade C+ in the writing section
  • at least a grade B in the reading, listening and speaking sections
  • International applicants who require a Student Visa are not eligible to apply for the course

Months of entry

September

Course content

Join our accelerated two-year degree to qualify as a Registered Mental Health Nurse. You must hold an undergraduate degree (Level 6) in any field and health and/or social care experience to apply.

  • Multi-award winning School: Nurse Education Provider of the Year (pre-registration)' 2021 and 'Best Student Experience' 2020, Student Nursing Times Awards
  • Clinical work experience with four placements guaranteed per year in a wide variety of healthcare settings
  • 4m invested in the Faculty's teaching and learning environment, including 1.6m developing professional-standard clinical practice suites
  • While on placement, you will have a dedicated study day each week, giving you the opportunity for contact and support at all times.
  • £6,000 per year grant as standard for Mental Health Nursing students living in England, Wales and Northern Ireland plus another £2,000 for students with dependent children (eligibility criteria apply.

This course is also available as a degree apprenticeship with selected partners, open to their current employees only. If you work for an NHS Trust or organisation and would like to learn more about our nursing degree apprenticeships, please contact our Admissions Team: health@ljmu.ac.uk

You may also be interested in MSc Adult Nursing or MSc Child Nursing. If you don't hold an undergraduate degree, please visit our BSc (Hons) Nursing pages: Adult, Child, Mental Health.

As soon as you enrol at LJMU, you will be assigned your own personal tutor, and will meet with them regularly throughout each year. Your personal tutor will give you feedback on how well you are progressing with your studies and encourage you to plan for your educational and career development.

This course is currently undergoing its scheduled programme review, which may impact the advertised modules. Programme review is a standard part of the University’s approach to quality assurance and enhancement, enabling us to ensure that our courses remain up to date and maintain their high standard and relevancy.

Once the review is completed, this course website page will be updated to reflect any approved changes to the advertised course. These approved changes will also be communicated to those who apply for the course to ensure they wish to proceed with their application.

Information for international students

Further information is also available from our international web pages.

Fees and funding

Please see course page for more information.

Qualification, course duration and attendance options

  • MSc
    full time
    24 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification

Course contact details

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courses@ljmu.ac.uk
Phone
0151 231 5090
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